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TROUBLES OF INSURANCE MEN.

CUTTING TIE RATES To B9OKERS-TRYING TO FIVE
THE DELINQUENT COMPANIES.
Thcre Is talk just both In and out of
the about what termed the troubles OF the
insurance men Thess not arisen 10 any apprec-
able extent many nave supposed FROM the dissoiu-
ton last spring Of the M.ropOaa Association OF Fire
Underwriters but the troubles OF the NewYork Tariff
which is sald ~ do nine cnths OF the busl
ness In the city, had their origin partially
in the manner in which risks taken upon certain
hotels buildings ofa public character. 1t has
been the custom to write policies at
tho ratio Of two premiums for three years OF in
surance This practice has recently been extended by
certain paues to hot Is some OF ein built recently
and ether buildings which could not by any possibility
come under the denomination, dwelling houses
While there Is no positive rule OF the Association
aud much friction In regard To u
resulted and many threats nave been nade as 70
what will DO done II II IL not discontinued Besides tnis
there asother apple OF dscord which Is found In the
different kinds Insurance business called py tue TWO
names OF the rated aud thu unrsisL Rated DIst-
ness pays broker cent OF the premium Un-
rated business is not hited Some companies have pcen
permitting and encouraging brokers TO ring III rated
and an unra,ed policy together aud By allowing oand
seine percentage upon the unrated policy make the en-
carry his business thsm The standard OF ten Per
for rated business by being lunpeJ In this way win
unrated is virtually aside an from this cause. more
than other, II Is avcrred that the dsagreenens OF
the Tariff Association have arisen -.
In order to discover what extent this sort OF thing
has been DONE circular has been issued, requiring
specific report from all the companies Is the inten-
tan Of project the compan es VINO nave ooe
carrying business without resorns 10 ths eaaner OF
virtually cutting but how far it Will succeed
sfv,ofn In he Spen
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rALr sTUDEyrs y0T ALL M1LLToyATRE&
U~,r Uor>n rsksf In Tns Springacid Uafon


In the popular min Yale studcnt isa phenomenal na.
creatllre wealth OF Croesis he lives
happy sclucky life. from the cares and trouble
which usually distress tho poxerty-sricken s,uden,
expenses In college just about what lie chooses
mako them n estimated, aud y 60 etated III sno
eatiogue that get along c?nforIahy
well at Yale 1898 year. Which, when .ne taIt'o ion
charges arc reinitted. they VIII De IN case % any
worthy student 10 reduced TO 500 large percenAsS
of the students st time In their course naru
pressed 10 ina e both ends meet and many nave 70 DOT
row the money to hnis5 their course , an
large number through college on DOT
eowed capital; and still larger number by their own
Industry work their way through. The poor student
mon r1erag college has two sources TO whieh We nav
cok for assistance. First 10 the college, then " MIN
selc Probably college In tho country Oilers greatcr
pecupiary aid TO ts students than Yale. The greater
part this asss 4 available In the Lorn ..
anpusy distributed which cover tie COST OF .nItion,
Si4oa year Indeed, In the university cstaiogne "
explicitly stated that No deserving student WHO VII
make good Of the opportunities Of s eo,ess neea
be detefred from entering II W the cost OF uauos
yearly fund OF I'll 900 u also 81 the command OF tDe
cooperation AID applied % the relief o. na,xen ene
esnent OF needy students which has been constuteo ~
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THE WANING BASEBALL SEASON.
CHAMPIONSHIPS ALREADY DISCOUNTED.
DETROIT, AND ST. LOUIS SURE OF PENSASrs-

DETROIT AND ST. LOUIS SURE or PENNANT6-
R'COaDs or TIE CLUBS TO DATE
cold eht,is which have been chasing each other
baseball enthusiasts Of late point
the waning the baseball season Of 1887 Two more
weeks championship games, probably two or three
weeks Of exhibition games. and then the bats and balls
Will be laid away and the players crawl Into their winter
quarters. The has been remarkably successful
players managers and baseball men At large and
players will their exit from the green diamond
Heid month leaving the game In . healthy con-
dton and with a tremendously streag following Many
people will be disappointed the records made by their
clubs, notably the followers OF the local nines The
managers promise strengthen their clubs for next
and the public will bear with them ttle longer
hope that those promises viii BE- kept OF she
three local club has done BY Tar the
work, yet been disappointment even
that With the exception OF position. third base
II Is difficult matter see Just how the nine can DO
strengthened The club Is remarkably strong one as
far individual players concerned and jet IL does
make the Its friends would wish Probably
under different management tae players would make ar
could not well any an has this
supenu0us the 20 be looking for
new players The present players are al right Some
'A Ike 0 Detroit club IS st well In iroa. in the League
The Chicago or Philadelphia team overriding the woye
There certainly Is chance OF the Eew-Yosk club
accomplishing that feat The Detroit heayy oat.sss 70
club next With co victories and 45 defeats The
Philadelphia club is good thru having one more yc:
local club fourth having three less victories than Us
Philadelphia rivals and two more defeats The seston
teas The other three clubs in the any
way The games OF the next Two weeks may change the
positions Of the Philadelphia Boston and Chicago clubs
hardly Affect the standing o. ths Dessoas QUO
The correct record 10 10 follows
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SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL.
ELECTION FRAUDS IN NETWORK.

To the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
SIR: avn Republican and also a believer in the
veracity OF pubic assertions Your correspondent from
Rochester In his communication headed Election
Frauds at Home makes several assertions when 70
my mind are without foundation. I have always be
leyed ana do new believe that the registration laws OF
NcwYork City afford ample protection against the per-
peration Of so gross Of the baotbox as he as
serts Mr. L. G.. wyckof should no. II he Is not aware
that there are So election districts in the city and That
In each two Republican and Two Democratic inspectors
prrsitie and one supervisor and poll clerk OF the
respective parties perform duty At the last Presiden-
tal election exception made 10 this rule AS ore
OF The election officers deem II incumbent that Mr.
Wyckof pafticulsrize and locate his charges naming
in eYcrss of the voters and where his oad had found
that three other persons had voted In his name must
express doubt II such elarins frauds ever occurred
Respectfully, HOWARD L. fSChNEt
Ner. York, Sept 81, 1887.
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WIZ TARBOX HOTLED.


Look at that Maine individual over there in the red
fanDcl shirt which not on speaking terms with
soap You might not think from n casual observation
that he has any pecuarites whatever but the other
day he came down with terrible toothache--an ache
that reared and kicked and bnckcd all within thirty
seconds TIL this world ceased 10 have any attractions
for the man who entertaining IT, Well he just
couldn't stand any LONGER aud started post haste for
dentist In a ncighborlng town.
The proprietor Of hardware store In close proximity
10 this dentist standing In the door OF bis store that
afternoon when he beard most terrible and ear split
ting shrek proceeding from tho ONCE OF the man OF
teeth had become accustomed 10 means and sub
dned exclamation from quarter but had he
heard such bellowlngs as now pierced The air. HIS
curiosity thoroughly aroused that litte later Oh
he walked into tue deutisrs Office and said: whom
have you been butcheriug over hercf never heard
suoh n yell in all my lire" -
"on," replied the EXTRACTOR OF molars that was old
John far6ox. from T. he had tooth out
Had tooth cuti replied the visitor. well should
think and It must have como mighty hard To fetoh
uucn a roar as that" .
Oh dsar no." said the dentist. be didn't make that
noise when pulled the tooth. IL was aiterwaru
~Afterwardt ."
enough me tiue ~ fetched that CRY OF agony was
when charged him so cents for doing the 1obi
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CONNECTICUT TOWN ELECTIONS.

THE "No-LIcESsE YIosT OrEsrD WITH vIooH-
HARTFORD Sept 23.-Ths little town elections will
fnrush ell the political excitement that Con ncctcut will
have this year With the exception OF Newfsven and
Bridgeport all the Of the state sisot Ssecmen
and ether officers on Monday, October Caucus esIls
for the towns have already appeared. and the
coming week will be lively one. The interest poti-
cais is confined 10 the choice OF ssiectmsn as the
making Of voters Is entrusted 70 these boards. IA at
present divided the Republicans have control Of eighty
three towns, the Democrats fftytwo. and thirty ara
divided both parties The subject of prohibition
will before the people under local cpton clause
and the no ireuse" hght la the towns has already
opened with vgor In great mauy PLACES tho Prohibf
tonsts have united with Inc TEN persDce Republicans to
brins out largo DO license vote. and good speakers
have been secured up the r>opIe Senator CoquIu
Of Georgia, eang the most pr Aneut He has been
holding successful meetsgs Ia the eastern part Of the
State.
Tbe announcement Of Senator Hawlsy's approaching
marriage from Philadelphia, was surprise here. but
the Senator'S friends immediately conhrued the report
IL probable that the ceremony VIII occur peoro the
meeting Of Congress.
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repay ments made In the frenapry- byf nts
who have received pecunary assistance during ther
collegiate course go
Serving the college assistants In the libraries:
monitors and In s.piIr capacities quite number ot
men who thus earn from SIS 20 $50 year, without
Interfering to any serious degree With their stndes
Many students aided quite substantially py Ino
prizes, which they succeed In winning for Ign rank ~
their studies For instance. that member OF the ,resn
class who passes the best examination on tne
studies OF year receives the Income OF $loO ~ al
annnty during his college course, on certain coiuos
There very many Other prizes OF Naryihg h,o'.
the John A. Porter prize $50 Tor the pest Engs
essay; the Deforrest prize OF 500 Tor eocu.on'ny
skill the Winthrop prizes one VI S2VV anu aioinei vi
400, for excellence In Greek.
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iovtaon to occupy the pulpit made historic By tho
mast emineas preacher the Vow Wcfd hss yet produced
CLAUS sPxEcKELyy BIG SUGAR SCHEME


VIZ HAS rpRcHAsED MAC HISERY TO MAKE SUGAR
FROM BETS AND WILL SET Up A FACTORY AT
oNCr.
Claus eprcckels the great Sugar King OF California.
arrived from Europe FRIDAY. and Is aguest at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel wherv his stalwart and handsome
son. Claus spreckes jr. has been awaiting his arrival
for n week. Mr. spreckels has been abroad 10 make q
special study OF the manufacture Of beet For
this purpose extended observations in Eng
land and Germany going amoug the farmers well as
the In talking about the matter yester-
day, he said:
have brought here and will 1t up and make sugar
The location OF works has not been Determined
They will be in California, OF course mere are eome
pOrious of the machinery that could not DO
procured here American mechanics can make INC
stbes et some HE pieces OF machhery
especiay needed for the process OF sugar making rom
beets about Which they are igpoi anL these got IN
ing to-day TO ship machinery 10 the Vest When Is
onoe up and In operation have no DOUBT our Ameri
car mechanics will 10 able 10 duplicate IT, We nave
the inventors of world In ts country. In travelling
over Europe. found American mowers and reapors ana
tbrushing machines and agric ltnrx implements In the
zelda In London got Into AN elevator That
went up rapidly The ordinary elevators there
noted this fact aud spoke about II 10 the elevator man.
who said Yes. It's an American Lift. As 10 maxi
ing 10 10 my intention TO let the farmers OF
Then they 90 with 1t or not as they ike"
!" What about the Hawaiian affair r.
Having been abroad and the water Tor two months,
IknOw about 1t than the ordinary newspaper reader
In New-York"
MT spreckels will remain In NewYork for several
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ALLEGED GRIMES BY NEGRO FREEMA SONS

ALLEGED CRIMES BY NEGRO FREEAAsoNS
Ngw-ORLEANs. La, Sept ga dispatch to The Plea
yups FROM Greenwood Miss, says, A negro, Henry
Taylor killed another negro the Talahatchss River
abnut two months ago At that time an
attempt was made By coored nasons TO lynch him. but
they were prevented. white taking Taylor into his
house and protecting him. Since then both Taylor and
his wife have disappeared One day last week
n body was found In tbs river, which
tn be tb at OF TAYLOR, aud the impression that
coiored N asons made away with both him and his wife.
George Evans, who hanged here on July ~ by o
negro mob was supposed 70 have been lynchsd by
colorsd masons because be had killed Of their
her
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. srGaEsrIos TO THE MAYOR.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: was very much pleased with your article on the
Mayors views and directions regarding the enforcement
or laws relative stroet sbstrucous and wish to make
a few sux gestous o mia Homer through your paper
VIII the Mayor that the laws are as fuy enforced
In East sixteenth. Seventeenth and Eighteenth SITS
where the walks havs been for aud about ono
third Of the Streets INSTRUCTED With stone iron and n
Der greatly to the uconvenisacs VI the People Lot
iustice he done here also. =. W. WHITE.
xs,c- Tort, Sept le, 1887.
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Joseph PATTERSON.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 25-Joseph Patterson. the Oldest
bank president In this city. having been president OF the
we.ern National Bank since si2 died at his home at
Chestnut Hin to-day at the ase Of eighty four years MI
Patterson was also director Of tie Lehish Valley Rail-
road and was we'll known throughout financial circles
Just after tho first battle Of Bull Rum when secretary
Chus asked the banks OF the country TO tase
s5O 100000 of Government bonds Mr.. Patterson made
very patriotic speech meeting OF bankers IN New.
York Inc result OF which was great change IN tne
Gn.c situation OF the country. the banks suoscrpms
for sJo00o;000 OF tho loan and taking an option
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OBITUARY.
JOHN MINER.

John Miner. for years connected with tho mousse
OF d. Appleton Co. In their literary department. VINO
was secretary to the editors OF the American cycopoa
- a., ill.,, =, IN. r.v,,,on Of that work. died wsdnes-
day n his seventy first year Mr. Miner was OF Ensilsh
birth coming to this country about twenty years sgS
Us vas In Iondop connected with some OF the Engish
pubshIug houses and met nost OF the literary ngns Oh
Inc usrod Of whom no had many entertaining anecdotes
TO relate He was man OF scholarly attSinnohss "uo
OF great personal worth.
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The American Association this year has been dismal
make another such exhibition next
year only themselves Ia blame the organization
becomes bankrupt The 81 Louis cub bad inc pehnaht won
before the half uner and everybody seemed
fully the fact The efforts OF the other seven
club. for secondary honors only Tho Metropolitan and
had chance and VIII bring up e
thought they would The Brooklyn club
OF course but its present record IS no u
prize Its fat easy players did just as we'll
thew under the circumstances anh they seen ho
oughy satisfied with sixth position The dhecior. OF lie
lnb have financially but that oes not soem 10
bother the PLAYERS Brooklyn does net eeed few nov pay
but entirely new club The record IS
az lollOws:
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Earned runs-Rrooklyn, Baltimore l. First base by
otrors~ Rrookiyu i Baltimore Lett % bases Btoosiyn
o, Ba,tlurnre FIRST base nm 6sls-Pfnkucy l. hcfam'
any l. Grcsr l. Greenwood l. or nn Burns e. SON mar,
Yllroy stolen basss-Ptnkper l. Mcclellan l. Clarke i.
Taoie Greer ottorsou J. Greenwood Bnrnss !, Som
mers l. struck hips Toos !. McCiolin J. Pur.
cell Twebass hits-Puresi !. Hit by ptehsr-Green.
wood Tucker /. Wild pches-rooio kilroy Passed
hours
Purosli declared out ~,
Al Louisville Cleveland H. Louisville
Al 81 Louis Cincinnati =. ST. Louis l.
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CHEERING NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

CHEERING NEWS FRON ALL QUARlEhS.
WHAT CONES ny THE MAIL TO TIE REPUBLICAN
STATE CoMMITrEE-DEMoCRATTc suBTERFUGEs.
Tho Republican State Committee rooms were closed
yesterday business with the exception OF caring Tor
the mall which has already become volumuous Gen
eral Knapp chairman OF the Executive Committee, will
return Auburn to-day and both ho and Chairman
Bliss viii bc on hand look after the committees
affairs Ono Thing already noticeable irom the corre-
spoudence Is that ptercst shown by manufacturers
Ia the canvass greater than was the case last year.
They as well their workmcn recognize
that Democratic success this year will 80 far
toward free trade victory next year The
presIdenrs declaration against continuance OF tho
present tariff has been referred TO In correspondence rs
making N necessary TO defeat the Democrats
Joseph Mullln the member OF the committee from the
81 Lawrence district sends encouraging Information OF
the feeling among Republicans there Ho hnds the tom
urranc- men IN tina, county prominent among whom Is
Major rohn A. Vance Of Posdam well satisfied with the
declarations OF he Republican PLATFORM on sne
mp OF the party will bfing out iul vote prom
Mugwump OF Geneva has expressed himself satH
fed the Republican ticket aud platform. ana VIII
vote accordingly. -,
The Democratic newspapers are circulating an a.
legged interview with Senator Miller copied FROM me
Waua, Democratic fress In which Mr. Miller Ii made TO
express himself In that would indicate Tue inlen
tiou ~ uds support the ticket Inc htoany
IL ascertain. the fr"m which the interv's- Is
alleged have bean copied and u depounces INC inter
view AZ bogus Mr. Mlsrs friends In the city yestnray
tho opinion that the interview was ettnet
wholly ctitious % Misrepresentation OF "na' 'ne eon
The olLsr effort TO which OF tho Democrats are
difestuE their attention Is ths ~ t'sI az
lexing that he was member OF the ur,n OF Grant *
Ward Several clippings OF ths snh have oeeh SEM 20
will be met by sketch OF the Coionsv hlc with the
folio wing statement by The Albany Argus the state
aTnsrs Is NOT oas word OF objection against Colonel
Grants ability. reputation ana integrity
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MODEST REQUEST FOR "A FIFTY"

A LETTER THAT CAUSED COLLECTOR HANLoNs DE-
rtATIy ORLEANS COUNTY.
BrTrAIo Sept IS (syeciai.-T< Hns created some
eroitemsut to-day In political circles by Publishing the
facsimile Of letter sent by Internal svenue Collector
Hauiou 20 Postmaster Bennett, Of Medina which wa
..d n, .uemes OF tue Administration TO defeat the Col
leoto In Fridays caucuscs In Orleans County, ine
etter was written while Hsnlen was working for the
Tollector.hip, aud is rs folle-s:
MEDYA ~ Y. Nov. 2. 1895.
M ps,s sir, We are very poor Can yoa help help my
'f's"'' MI '-''O'' 0""' p''''' JAMES A. HaSLoS
Say dny.
ni, letter Hanlon's enemies claim. request for
n tr,b.. Bennett was a Republican Once holder and
HsBon sfterward worked to sccurs his removal Tho
Editor OF me Times autographed 10 Hanon 70 get de-
nial hut no reply was received. As IN. TmSs Dem
ocratc paper tho publication Il regarded rs significant
T,s "A relied on To wage tho battle against General
DsyIs and the other Cleveland men Ihis shows tnat
the trouble Ia tbs local Democracy has not beoa setieo
except Oh the surfAoa
ALsox. sept 25.-A hard fight between Internal
Revenue Collector HsnloD his opponents for dele
gates 10 the County and Assembly District Convention
10 be held here resulted In the secton Of thirteen HAN
Ion and fifteen sntLHsnlon desgstea The Hsnon dele
gates went TO the door OF the convention hail
precisely nj the hour appointed for the convention There
fs~ minutes d.fay In opeaiss the hall Inc h ha
aid oncaeJ con yeutlon The chairman Of tho County
COMMITTEES opened tho hall previously designstod bali
a
eaersd with him lie the sent cards OF admission 70 ne
Iaslon delegates and invited them 70 the hail. put they
did moi put In an appearance Tho chairman called the
eonyeuos 10 order asd y. X. Hart. Irving H. Wolmsn
aud Beujain butcher were selected as deisgsss 70 she
state Con ysntoA The Hanisn men also soeesd dele
CATION TO hs state Convention. Both conventions made
the same county nominations. but selected separate
county Committees
ESTIMATING THE LABOR VOTE IN ERIE COUNTY
BUFFALO. sept rs tspseiab.-Jobn A. konayne' local
manager Of the United Labor party. has completed
canvass OF the prospects OF his party hereabouts 10
says that thu George ticket will poll 1000 votes IN
Buffalo and 1900 additional votes In Erie County he
also figures on 10000 In tho state mover Is on
establish weekly cooperative paper 70 enponna
the George doctrine Mr.. Roaaynes Vows are not
sha red by Eepublcaa and Democratic politicians, VINO
place the vote In Erie County 81 300
IRVING HALL AND THE STATE CONVENTION.
The Irving Hall Executive Committee met yesterday
and discussed the quesen Of In the Demo
cratic stats Convention II finally resolved to leave
Tho entire subject To the delegation which will meet this
evening at saratoga and neros on course OF ACTON Inc
will 70 Saratoga this morning Leaving tho
Grand Central station regular 1880 O'CLOCK an
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sinrniary enough the Philadelphia club like ifs Athletic
Associston has made its best record
against OF tho wcst In the series OF be
the Eastern and wsserp clubs Of the League hs
done the hotter work The ended
on saturday clubs o. tho East capturing 14o victories
while Western nires but 1875 Detroit and
Chicago lead and philadelphia and New York
Tbe D~roi, and Chicago clubs vim the series
from Al Fas clubs Philadelphia. NewGork and
b. atom pturs from Pttsbnrg aud Indianapolis
only The plete record Is follows:
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BEATEN ALxosr 70 DEATH BIZ wE0Ro

BALTIMORE. Sept % lSpeed -CoIoneI LcvIh Derr'cz-
son. States Attorney Worcester County was beaten
and left dead gae Of his house ut Bern
Friday night Suspicion rested upou Handy Rayne q
neRre who said 70 have grndge against the states
Attorney To-day the citizens discovers that Ravn- had
left the tcwn buying ticket from Berlin TO Salisbury
forty miles distant on the poconoke aud weomieo Rail-
road Fifty citizens Of Berlin chartered special ra.
with superis tendent Of the railroad In eharg went
to Salisbury ami captured the negro
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STALE. NOT I" STALLS,

By an unfortunate biundet Of the in yesterdays
repor. of the racing Saturday THE TRIBUNE writer,
speaking of Nc Laughlins III luck made say Ills
rivals are luekier days and better mounts
than Ne on horses that not stalls OF course tbo
word stalls" meant 1t was written "stsie
The correction Ia made THAI the wriscfs meaning
may not be misconstrued.